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Build thread/running log of my E28? Guess I can do eet.

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  • B
    B
    B C
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    #514

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    The M20 is God's engine.

    also,   Doc360, megasquirt, fake wheels, and I love mountains.

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    • Brian.B
      Brian.B
      Brian.
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      #515

      M30 is gods engine.

      kit-completo-carburacion-weber-triple-pa

      instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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      • Brian.B
        Brian.B
        Brian.
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        #516

        Since parking my car I've slowly been dismantling the front end and removing the motor and trans. Well yesterday was D-day, I spent 6 hours, and got the motor down to a short block, then pulled the motor and auto trans as a whole. Went super smooth.

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        Gunna be fixing the little bit of rust my car has, ordering new fenders, fixing the door, and redoing the engine bay. The way this engine bay comes from factory looks like a cluster fuck on the drivers side, and I'm not a fan of that. So I'll be trying to clean it up more.  Going out today to do more work on the car aswell as separate the motor from the trans.

        instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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        • EarlE
          EarlE
          Earl
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          #517

          So are you doing a mild shave and tuck?

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          • jc43089J
            jc43089J
            jc43089
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            #518

            That sounds kinda personal...

            2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
            3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
            '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

            '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

            '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
            '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
            '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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            • Brian.B
              Brian.B
              Brian.
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              #519

              Shave? Eh. I'm just getting rid of the un used factory brackets. a tuck? Not really, tucks are stupid. I'm just making the engine bay look more representable. The drivers side of an E28 is a traffic jam of hoses and wires.

              instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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              • EarlE
                EarlE
                Earl
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                #520

                So if you clean up the wires, that is a tuck

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                • Brian.B
                  Brian.B
                  Brian.
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                  #521

                  Wrong, a tuck is "TUCKING" the wires behind, in and or under something. I'm just rerouting them in the engine bay to not have a mixed not of coolant hoses, brake lines, power steering lines, and wires all twisted around each other like they came from the factory....

                  instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                  • Brian.B
                    Brian.B
                    Brian.
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                    #522

                    Pulling my head apart soon to enlarge the ports, as well as a port an polish, then getting errything hottanked!

                    instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                    • EarlE
                      EarlE
                      Earl
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #523

                      A mild tuck would consist of rerouting wires and making them look more appealing. Making them disappear is a full tuck.

                      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                      • jc43089J
                        jc43089J
                        jc43089
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                        #524

                        He wants to clean it up, but not be associated with fully tucked stance hoodlums... haha

                        2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                        3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                        '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                        '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                        '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                        '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                        '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                        • Brian.B
                          Brian.B
                          Brian.
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #525

                          jc43089 said:

                          He wants to clean it up, but not be associated with fully tucked stance hoodlums... haha

                          Kinda, even though I am stanced pretty good.

                          instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                          • Brian.B
                            Brian.B
                            Brian.
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #526

                            Got the engine torn down a bit more yesterday before work. Coming along slowly, but I got all the time in the world.

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                            I also cut off the rusted rear muffler because I was afraid it'd fall off on the highway an explode into a rust bomb. This is what was left:

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                            This is also the car I picked up off Jawa for a good price. Yay winter beater!

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                            instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                            • Brian.B
                              Brian.B
                              Brian.
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #527

                              Did a little work on the daily, the rear muffler was a bit rotted out, decided to remove it, didn't realize just how bad it was...:
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                              Started tearing the motor down to a bare block to get it ready for hot tanking, primer, and paint.

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                              This motor was rusty an crusty on the outside. But a bit of wire wheel action, and a bit of sand blasting will get this thing looking minty as ever!

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                              Cylinder walls had no scoring, no ridging, so that's good!

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                              Pistons looked pretty good for the miles as well!

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                              The crank looks to be nice as well. It has no scoring, no scratches, etc. So I'm all around pretty happy!

                              An this is how I left it. No sleep with a work in a few hours, I needed some rest!
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                              instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                              • jc43089J
                                jc43089J
                                jc43089
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #528

                                I used cast blast paint on the m20 I built, color looks like fresh blasted cast, not sure how it holds up but the guy who looked did my block work recommended it.

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                                2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                                3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                                '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                                '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                                '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                                '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                                '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                                • Brian.B
                                  Brian.B
                                  Brian.
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #529

                                  That looks good I'm looking for something like that o a bit more

                                  instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                                  • jc43089J
                                    jc43089J
                                    jc43089
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #530

                                    Brian. said:

                                    That looks good I'm looking for something like that o a bit more

                                    Eh??

                                    I don't know what the paint is on the head, that was on when I got it (reman)

                                    2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                                    3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                                    '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                                    '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                                    '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                                    '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                                    '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                                    • Brian.B
                                      Brian.B
                                      Brian.
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #531

                                      Sorry, posted from my phone. I want it to look a little more shiny then that. I'll try to find a photo

                                      instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                                      • Brian.B
                                        Brian.B
                                        Brian.
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #532

                                        This is the look I'm going for for the block.

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                                        instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                                        • EarlE
                                          EarlE
                                          Earl
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                                          #533

                                          Like mine?IMAG1326zps0289eae8.jpg

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